ECET 257                       Consumer Power Electronics                     Fall 2008

Course Information

Announcements

June 25  The site is now under construction.  Expect to see considerable changes through June and July.  The Course Information (linked above) and the calendar (below) accurately reflects the course rules, topics, and schedule.  Assignments will be added.

 

 

Calendar

 

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Lab

Aug

Week 1

25  Intro to Power Param.
read:  text  Chapter 1
assess:  none
27  Power Calculations
read:  text Chapter 3
assess:  01-Power Calc1
29  High Frequency Cons    Quiz
read:  none
assess:  02-Power Calc2
Power Parameter Calculations

Sep

2

No Class
            
Labor Day
3  Thyristors
read:  text p385 - 396
assess:  03-High Freq Effects
5  Triggers                      Quiz
read:  text p403 - 409
assess:  04-Thyristors
High Frequency Considerations

 

3

8  Phase Angle Firing
read:  text p417 - 431
assess:  Thyristor Sim
10  Snubbing
read:  text p396 - 403
assess:  05-Phase Angle Firing
12
                  Exam 1
Triac

 

4

15 Low-Side BJT Analysis
read:  study guide p____
assess:  none
17  Low-Side MOS Analysis
read:  study guide  p____
assess:06-LS BJT Analysis
19  High-side BJT Analysis  Quiz
read:  study guide  p ____
assess:  07-LS MOS Analysis
Color Organ

 

5

22  High-Side MOS Analysis
read:  study guide p _____
assess:  LS Switch Sim
24  Heat Sinks
read:  text p176-181
assess:  08-HS MOS Analysis
26  Low-Side Switch Design  Quiz
read:  study guide p _____
assess: 09-Heat Sinks
Switch Analysis

 Sep/Oct

6

29  High-Side Switch Design
read:  study guide p_____
assess:  HS Switch Sim
1  MOSFET Drivers
read:  text p304-309
assess: 10-HS Design
3  H-Bridges  Quiz
read:  text p 309-315
assess:  11-MOS Drivers
Switch Design

 Oct

7

6  Problem Session
read:  none
assess: H-Bridge Sim
8
                 Exam 2
10  Buck Regulator Principles  Quiz
read:  text p326 - 337
assess:  none
MOS drivers & H-Bridge

 

      8

13  No Class
          October Break 
15 LM3578 Buck Reg
read:  National Semi data
assess:  12a-Buck Fundam.
17  Problem Session  Quiz
read:  none
assess:  12b-Buck IC
Buck Regulator

10/17 & 10/21

 

9

20  Boost Regulator Princ.

read:  text p344 - 352

assess:  Buck Sim

22  LM3578 Boost Regulator

read:  National Semi data

assess:  13a-Boost Fund

24  Problem Session  Quiz
read:  none
assess:  13b- Boost IC

Boost Regulator

 

10/24 & 10/28

 

10

27  Xformer Coupled Reg
read:  text p357 - 365
assess:  Boost Sim

29 Problem Session

read:  none

assess:  14-Xformer Coupled

31 

                  Exam 3 

Xformer Coupled Regulator

10/31 & 11/4

Nov

11

3  Class D Amp Introduction

read:  none

assess:  none

5  Class D Sig Proc Design

read:  none
assess:  15-Class D Intro
7  Class D Switch & Filter  Quiz
read: none
assess: Lab - Signal Process Design
Class D Signal Processor
11/7 & 11/11

 

12

10  Class D ICs
read:  none
assess:  Class D Sim
12  Audio Principles
read:  text p183 - 189
assess: Lab-Swtch&Flt Design
14  Power Op Amp Calc.  Quiz
read:  text p160 - 183
assess:  16-Audio Parameters
Class D Eval

11/13 & 11/18

 

13

17  Linear Audio ICs
read: text p189 - 201
assess:  Power Op Amp Sim
19  Problem Session
read:  none
assess:  17a-Power Op Amps
21  Linear MOSFET    Quiz
read:  text p214 - 232
assess: 17b-Linear Audio ICs
Audio IC

11/21 & 11/25

 

14

24  Class B Amplifier
read:  text p224 - 232
assess:  Linear MOS Sim
26 No Class

Thanksgiving Break

  

28  No Class

Thanksgiving Break

  

No Lab

Dec

14

(cont.)

1  Class B Amp Calculations
read:  p233-244
assess:  none
3  Amplifier Protection
read:  text p250-255
assess:  18-Class B Calc
5  Paralleling Linear MOS  Quiz
read:  text p245-249
assess:  19-Amp Protection
Class B Amplifier

15 

8  Problem Session
read:  none
assess:  Class B Sim

10  High Voltage Amplifier

12  Course Review

Amp Protection

 

Calendar